Anderson Mailey said Blue Bee gets about 12,000 visitors at its current site in Manchester and sees the move as a way to increase repeat business, in addition to having room to churn out more cider for its distribution territory in Richmond, Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia.

Anderson Mailey said development costs will exceed $1 million. The project is financed by Sonabank. J.M. Scott Construction is the contractor and Johannas Design Group is the architect.

The project is eligible for state and federal historic tax credits. Blue Bee is also getting a $50,000 grant from the state’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund and $50,000 in matching funds from the city.